''Cladophantis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing ...
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Its species occur in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
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Species
* ''
Cladophantis pristina''
Meyrick, 1925
* ''
Cladophantis spilozeucta''
Meyrick, 1927
* ''
Cladophantis xylophracta''
Meyrick, 1918
References
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae genera
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